Perform HSS Turning Tools Set

[Tonygosc]

hello has anybody bought any of these brand of tools they are made /sold by Axmister tools . as i dont have much money at the moment i was wondering if they would do as a beginers set.
Thank you
Tony

 

[johnny.t.]

I've got a set of those that I use all the time they'll get you going a treat. On the saving money front, they are cheaper if you buy them all individually rather than as a set in a box.

JT

 

[CHJ]

I had the perform set to start with, nothing wrong with the steel, but experience taught me that they were not the most user friendly, especially the bowl gouge. I still use them, albeit set aside for specific tasks in most cases.

Have a look at This Threadit may be of help.
If you have the chance to get an experienced turner to go through the tool selections at a supplier, spending a little more on a limited set of tools that suit your feel could be worthwhile.

 

[Paul.J]

What sort of turning will you be doing,face work,bowls etc or spindle :?:

 

[Tonygosc]

i was intented to do bowls and small pots
well thats my cunning plan but as im still on a very big learing curve it may take some time
tony

 

[Tonygosc]

oh by the way what is spindle work?
Tony

 

[cornucopia]

spindle work is between centres eg chair legs, stair spindles, tool handles etc

 

[Tonygosc]

oh in that case i maybe doing the odd bit of spindle work
TONY

 

[The Shark]

Hi Tony,
I bought a set of these at a show, so got a bit of a discount!
As a beginner, I am very happy with them. I find them comfortable to use, and the steel holds an edge well. Some of the more accomplished turners at our club also started out with a set of these, and they come well recommended.
It is a good point that CHJ brings out - if you have access to an experienced turner, their advise on specific tools could be another route to go down. Just beware, in my experience if you talk to half a dozen turners you get half a dozen different opinions :lol:
Hope you get what you want.

Malc

 

[duncanh]

As I said in the other thread - the Perform bowl gouge isn't great. The flute is too shallow and is more like a spindle gouge.



The 3 on the left are spindle gouges, the 3 on the right are bowl gouges, the one in the middle is the Perform bowl gouge.
You can see that it's much closer in shape to the spindle gouges - shallow flute and more material below the cutting edge.

It can be used as a bowl gouge, of course, but doesn't work as well as the real thing

Hope that helps

Duncan

 

[Mark Hancock]

spindle work is between centres eg chair legs, stair spindles, tool handles etc

A better description is parallel grain turning - the grain runs parallel to the headstock spindle. "Between centres" can apply to both parallel grain and cross grain turning.
All of my turnings are started between centres regardless of grain direction. The only limitation is the swing of the lathe.

 

[wabbitpoo]

What does the deeper flute on a bowl gouge do for you? And where would you use a square grind or a fingernail grind on a bowl gouge?

 

[CHJ]

What does the deeper flute on a bowl gouge do for you? ......

Due to the shape of the flute and the grinding profile chosen a deeper flute gives you the choice of a variable cutting edge length in contact with the workpiece.

 

[cornucopia]

spindle work is between centres eg chair legs, stair spindles, tool handles etc

A better description is parallel grain turning - the grain runs parallel to the headstock spindle. "Between centres" can apply to both parallel grain and cross grain turning.
All of my turnings are started between centres regardless of grain direction. The only limitation is the swing of the lathe.

hmmm kind off- but then that would make my vase's spindle turning which there not :-k

 

[TEP]

I would suggest the design of the bowl gouge flute is just to give strength and stability required to reach further over the tool rest. With the narrow deeper flute you are left with a lot more steel to stiffen the tool compared with the design of a spindle gouge.

 

[Mark Hancock]

spindle work is between centres eg chair legs, stair spindles, tool handles etc

A better description is parallel grain turning - the grain runs parallel to the headstock spindle. "Between centres" can apply to both parallel grain and cross grain turning.
All of my turnings are started between centres regardless of grain direction. The only limitation is the swing of the lathe.

hmmm kind off- but then that would make my vase's spindle turning which there not :-k

No, it would make your vase parallel grain turning. A vase is a vase and a spindle is a spindle regardless of grain direction

 

[Mark Hancock]

What does the deeper flute on a bowl gouge do for you? And where would you use a square grind or a fingernail grind on a bowl gouge?

You may find this of interest
http://www.peterchild.co.uk/info1/sflute.htm